Broom-handle extension-coupling.



No. 677,372. Patented July 2, l90l.

- J. A. PULGER.

BROOM HANDLE EXTENSION COUPLING.

(Application filed Mar. 6, 1901.)

(No Model.)

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STATES NITE JACOB A. PULGER, OF MENASHA, \VISCONSIN.

BROOM-HANDLE EXTENSION-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 677,372, dated July 2,1901.

Application filed March 6, 1901- To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JACOB A. PULGER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Menasha, in the county of \Vinnebago and State oflVisconsin, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Broom orSimilar Handle Extension-Couplings, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to a coupling to be permanently secured at one endto one end of a rod or pole and at its other end adapted to bedetachably secured to the end ofa broom, brush, or other like handle forthe purpose of making said broom, brush, &c., available for reachinghigher points in a building than it would with the usual short handle,and thereby save the expense of a special long-handled tool, whichbesides their much higher cost than the usual household brooms andbrushes are inconvenient to store away when not in use by reason oftheir great length. This purpose is accomplished by means of thecoupling, as will be hereinafter described, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front view of the couplingwith a short section of a rod or pole permanently secured to theright-hand end of it and a short section of a broom or brush handledetachably held in its left-hand end. Fig. 2 is a sideview of the sameparts. Fig. 3 is a back view of the same parts as in Figs. 1 and 2, andFig. 4 is an end View or plan of the left-hand end of the coupling upona larger scale than the other figures with its clamping eccentric leverat its right thrown out of engagement.

Similar numerals indicate like parts in the several views.

1 indicates the coupling-piece, which is of a trough-like shape and ismade of sheet metal, bent as shown in Fig. 4; 2, a rib integral with thecoupling-piece extending the entire length along the back side forstifiening the coupling; 3, an eccentric lever linked to thecoupling-piece and preferably made of wood. A spring-link member bywhich the eccentric lever and coupling-piece are connected consists of asingle piece of wire bent into a loop 4, the two spring-coils 5, and twoeyes 6.

7 indicates ears or staples by which the Serial N0. 50,129- (No model.)

spring-link member is connected to the eccentric lever; 8, a slot in therib 2, in which are a plurality of notches 9, in one of which thespring-link loop 4.- is to be placed, according to the diameter of thebroom or other handle to which it is to be applied, the notches being atdifferent distances from the back of the coupling or bottom of thetrough for the purpose of adapting the coupling to handles of diiferentdiameters.

10 represents two spurs near the upper end and which project inside thetrough, they being easily made with a round-pointed punch driven throughthe sheet metal from the out side.

11 is the rod or pole of a suitable diameter and length for its designeduse, to which the coupling-piece is secured in a suitable manner, as bymeans of nails 12.

13 is the broom or other handle,which is to be lengthened by attachingthe coupling and rod 11 to it.

14: is a pin which is inserted in the upper end of the rod 11 and isprovided with a sharp point for entering the end of the broom or brushhandle for holding said handle firmly at its end, the clamp 3 clampingit upon the spurs 10 and holding it from movement in a circular orlongitudinal direction.

The coupling is formed from a rectangularshaped piece of sheet metalbent into a trough shape, one side of the trough being bent outwardradially and returned upon itself to the aforesaid radial bend, formingthereby the rib 2, when the remaining side or half of the trough isformed. The longitudinal edges of the trough can be bent inward, asshown, for producing a hem or binding along the edges.

The slot 8 is to be of sufficient width for permitting the insertion ofthe spring-link member after its coils 5 and eyes 6 have been formed.

Having described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s

1. In a broom or similar handle extensioncoupling formed of sheet metalinto a troughlike shape and being provided with a stifien= ing-ribintegral with it and extending along the back of said trough, a slot insaid rib hav-' ing a plurality of notches arranged therein at differentdistances from the bottom of said trough,and an integral wire-linkmember provided with a loop for engaging either one of said notches andthereby adapting said coupling to broom, or similar handles of differentdiameters, said link member being provided with eyes at the ends of thewire to which a clamping-leverislinked forclampingabroom, or otherhandle within said coupling, substantially as set forth.

2. In a broom or similar handle extensioncoupling formed of sheet metalinto a troughlike form and having an eccentric lever linked thereto forclam pinga handle therein,a springlink member therefor consisting of asingle piece of wire bent into loop for inclosing the trough of saidcoupling, an eye at each end of the wire for the connection therewith ofthe aforesaid eccentric lever, and intermediate said loop and eyes thecoil-springs 5, 5, for adapting said lever for engaging and holdingsecurely handles of different diameters, substantially as described.

3. In a broom or similar handle extensioncoupling formed of atrough-like shape and having an eccentric lever linked thereto forclamping a handle therein, one or more spurs extending inward in thebottom of said trough for engaging the handle as the eccentric of saidlever forces said handle against the bottom of the trough and therebyhold said handle from circular or longitudinal movement therein,substantially as set forth.

, 4. In a broom or similar handle extension--

